European retail real estate investment reaches EUR 6bln in Q3

Retail real estate investment picked up markedly in Europe in Q3 2012, following the subdued volumes experienced in the first half of the year, property agent Jones Lang LaSalle said.
Preliminary analysis suggests that direct investment in retail real estate for Q3 came to around EUR 6 bn, up from the Q2 2012 volume of EUR 3.9 bn. Year-to-date volumes are estimated at EUR 13 bn, in comparison with EUR 23.3 bn in the first three quarters of 2011, and the five year Q1-Q3 average of EUR 15.4 bn………………………………………..Full Article: Source